I followed her little story via her Facebook messages to me from Singapore to Adelaide. Each time I received a message from Lorna, it hurt me a little on the inside. I could feel her fears all the way from Adelaide. I felt a little guilty. It was almost a, "I followed your blog, you said things will be alright. Now what?! How? How? How?" No she didn't said anything like that at all. She's a nice lady. But I did feel the genuine hints of desperation when she struggled to find a job.
The problem is, I am a noob myself. Yes, even being 1 year+ in Perth. What is a mere year, my friends? And it isn't like I am an owner of a house with an alfresco dinning area to shake my leg hair and a pool nearby to blog underwater to avoid Summer flies. I am not exactly in a good shape myself. There were many who came around the same time as me and did a lot better such as Mr and Mrs E, Micky&Jac and of course Patrick who already secured their houses by now with decent jobs each. I'm happy for them and because of these real life models right in front of my eyes, am I able to believe that when the spirit is willing, quoting the businessman's quote, "you can even harness the air around you to do your bidding."
In the end, I did nothing for Lorna. Seriously. I wonder why was she thanking me? I did shit NIL. I probably ended up doing the believing for her quietly, that was probably it at the most. When I received her message tonight, I was really, really happy for her. In the end, I was motivated by someone who needed motivation.
And I benefited. Thank you, Lorna.
Good luck and kick ass in Brisbane with that >100k job. Enjoy your month-long holiday. Do update me about your future adventures there.
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Hi Nix! Just wanted to thank your blog and your personal advices while I was trying to get settled in Oz. I have found work Received 2 job offers today!
Hope all is well with you!
Nix Exile
Hi sister. I'm really happy for you. That's amazing and I always knew you can do it. Are you willing to share your success story in detail, so I can post it and perhaps benefit other people in future?
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Success story...hmmm..I actually applied for the IT job while I was still in SG. Had the phone and Skype intvw plus the technical exams before moving to Oz then on the 3rd round with the HR, they said that I am not culturally fit for the position. I saw the job posting again when I moved here and tried to apply to another agent for the position. That was 2 months ago..then last week, the 1st agent surprised me with an email and said that the company would like to talk to me again. They provided me the ticket to Brisbane. I did my best to impress them and that's it!
For the non-IT here in Adelaide, I did what I read in your blog...networking, attend as many invitations as possible, applied to any job which could match my skill (made up resumes lol)...I had different resumes (5) to send to different kind of jobs. I was actually open to do cleaning,just to have something to do while waiting for the right job.
I appled in ADL Entertainment Centre as a Cleaner but during the interview, I found out that they are also hiring ushers, f&B attendants etc so I mentioned that I have customer service skills etc (which is not really true but I do have a resume for that). The interviewer said that my English is good and even did an impromptu "what if" I need to sell souvenir items after the show...I did my best and I got the job! Its a rotating shift (ushering, F&B attendant, merchandising etc)
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yes, you can post it to inspire other people
btw I also attended resume making, job hunting, answering interviews the Aussie way.
Nix Exile
there are courses that teaches resume making etc?
wow thanks for writing an account of it. the more details the btter la, so ppl can learn
is the pay fair? hope it was a decent rate
so end up it was a usher job?
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yes there is. I don't know if you have it there in Perth but here, its offered free by a library and handled by "Pathways"
Nix Exile
A* for u ! Don't worry about the job, just do and enjoy yourself first. Once you gain a foothold in the employment market it is much easier to get another job. At least you can say I HAVE LOCAL EXPERIENCE
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for the non-IT, they offered me 28/hour. its a rotating shift for the first 6 shifts so basically they make you do anything (except cleaning)
for the IT, beyond 100k/annum
oh im flying to Brisbane for my IT job
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as a developer in Australian Insurance Holdings
Nix Exile
ok don't mind i copy some of our conversation. i think really useful. even useful for me because i cannot get a 100k job too
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they are giving me one month to prepare for the move. so one more month to enjoy my vacation
well im so thankful to you and your blog!
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ReplyDeleteWell done Lorna! People with your attitude can make it anywhere!
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ReplyDeletewould appreciate if you could share how u started up to hunt for jobs ?
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